Example sentences of "[noun] [is] that [pron] [am/are] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My one real consolation in the face of almost any betrayal or grief is that I am without doubt an extremely talented writer , come danger or candle stump . |
| 2 | Part of the fantasy about adolescent heroes is that they are in perfect command of their situation and can control the events and people around them . |
| 3 | For most of his career Tolkien was a most extreme example of a man with this second urge strongly developed : he was fascinated by names , to give only one example , part of whose nature is that they are for one thing and one thing alone , very hard to reduce to system ! |
| 4 | The history of pet names is a long one , there appearing to be evidence confirming their existence before the Conquest , but in those instances where pet names survive as surnames the appearance is that they are of post-Conquest foundation , and some are difficult to identify . |
| 5 | They look at everything from the point of view of the provider and their only discernible policy is that they are against privatization . |
| 6 | ‘ You are being very naughty , ’ McAllister whispered back , pretending to be severe , ‘ and the only thing that I can say in your favour is that I am in nearly as bad a way as you are , and know exactly how you feel — but be patient , it can not be long now , ’ for she knew that once the bazaar was over , and she was at last able to tell him the truth , they could go ahead with their marriage plans , the only delaying thing being the time it would take Mama and Papa to cross the Atlantic . |
| 7 | The other reason is that there are at least some rules for judging advertisements , but most of these are based firmly in the objectives which the ads are trying to achieve : if we do not know what the objectives are , any judgement we may make is without a real foundation . |
| 8 | The most important thing is that you 're in danger of not being able to ask the nasty questions because the family are all so lovely and you get on so well with them and do n't want to ask impertinent questions . ’ |
| 9 | The first thing that heralds the approach of Autumn is that you are outside one evening , not too late , thinking you 've time to mend the fence , move the sheep or clean the goat pen and suddenly someone turns the light off ! |
| 10 | The only distinguishing feature of two different attributes is that they are in different positions , or something like that , which has no bearing on their possible values . |
| 11 | ‘ The main reason for a lot is that they are in trouble because of higher mortgage rates . ’ |
| 12 | As for what may be called , although not very properly , the conflict with our ordinary ways of speaking , in which events , facts , and things are mentioned as causes or conditions , and also other items ( Ayer , 1972 , p. 133 ) , the principal explanation is that we are in accord with the rooted practice of taking the whole for the part . |
| 13 | Yet another principle is that we are to be ‘ subject to one another out of reverence to Christ ’ ( Eph. 5.21 ) and this applies to each of us — men as well as women — whatever our particular calling in the Church may be . |
| 14 | The surprise is that there are in fact no significant differences between any of the other three variables when this comparison is made . |
| 15 | The link between these operas is that they are about men who had changed the world through the power of ideas . |
| 16 | Whereas adolescents ' problem is that they 're between homes , they do n't have that shell , so they 're free but also vulnerable . |
| 17 | One essential feature of a switching language is that it be at least as specific as the languages to and from which it supports switching . |
| 18 | My view is that there are at least five issues of importance in the design of antitrust policies towards co-operative R&D ventures which arise from comparing these two different initiatives . |
| 19 | When the arrears are payable , the presumption is that they are to be paid provided there are surplus assets available , whether or not these represent accumulated profits which might have been distributed by way of dividend , but that they are payable only to the date of the commencement of the winding up . |